How to calculate variable costs

Variables costs are defined as costs the amount of which varies depending on production volume. Variable costs include costs for raw materials, materials and components, wages of production personnel, travel expenses, awards, costs for fuel, water and electricity. The purpose of variable cost savings. The sum of the variable costs, which falls per unit of the product is almost constant at different volumes of production.

You will need

• - Data on volume of output in natural units
• - Accounting data about the costs of materials and components, tooling wages, fuel and energy resources for the period.

Instruction

1. Based on the documents on the write-off of raw materials, acts of performance of work or services performed by auxiliary units or outside organizations, determine the amount of material expenses for production of products or services over the period. Of material costs exclude the amount of the return of waste.
2. Determine the amount of labor costs, which consists of piecework and hourly wage of production workers and service staff, bonuses, allowances and bonuses, contributions to social insurance funds.
3. Determine the cost of electricity, water and fuel used for technological needs, on the basis of actual consumption and purchase price.
4. Determine the amount of transportation and procurement costs and costs for packaging.
5. Add all the above amounts, you determine the total variable costs for all manufactured products for the period. Knowing the amount of manufactured products by dividing the sum of variable costs per unit of output. The critical level of variable costs per unit of product calculate according to the formula C–PZ/V, where C – the price of the product, PZ – fixed costs, V is the volume of output in natural units.